Pak, Afghan troops exchange fire at Angoor Adda

Pak, Afghan troops exchange fire at Angoor Adda

By Sailab Mahsud

TANK: Pakistani and Afghan security forces exchanged fire for more than 15 minutes on their Durand Line border near the Angoor Adda, a border village in South Waziristan tribal agency, in the wee hours of Sunday.

Tribal sources in Angoor Adda, sited just inside Pakistani territory, said one Afghan soldier was killed and another injured in the firing at 3am on Sunday. They claimed the Pakistani border guards belonging to the paramilitary Frontier Corps did not suffer any casualties.

It is not known as to why the Afghan troops tried to enter Pakistani territory. Border clashes between Afghan and Pakistani troops have taken place in the past also. On most occasions, the poorly defined border has led to clashes. Not long ago, a Pakistani soldier from the Frontier Corps was killed and two of his colleagues were wounded when fired at by Afghan forces near the border in Saidgai village in North Waziristan.